One Whole & Perfect Day
by Judith Clarke is a 2008 Printz Honor Book
Lily, the protagonist of the story, is a seventeen year old girl who cooks, cleans, and worries about getting things done around the house. She feels she is the ONLY responsible and sane person in her family. Her mom works at an adult day-care center and often brings some of her patients home. The story's main plot is about a birthday party that is being planned for her grandpa named Pop. However, because Lily's brother Lonnie and her grandpa are not in talking terms, Lily feels everything will be disastrous. She wishes so much to have a "normal" family and hopes to have "a perfect day" at her grandpa's party.
One of the things I liked about this story was each characters voice. It makes the story interesting and fun to read. It also involves themes such as love and friendship, which are things that everyone can relate to. I wonder, is there such thing as a "perfect or normal family?" I don't think Lily is the only one that has questioned her family's behavior or wished for things to be different.
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